Jim Ford

Jim Ford is an American actor, stuntman, screenwriter, and director. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, and raised in West Boylston, he earned a B.F.A. in theater from the University of Hartford's Hartt School. After graduating in 2004, he moved to New York City, landed an agent, and appeared in commercials for companies such as Snickers and Microsoft. His first screen role was a football player in Across the Universe, followed by the horror film Knock Knock. He has appeared in shows such as Gossip Girl and Law and Order, and also in The Sopranos, Fringe, and Blue Bloods. He was the face of Intel from 2007 to 2009. He has acted or performed stunts alongside Edward Norton, Colin Farrell, and others, earning a Screen Actors Guild nomination for his stunt work on The Irishman. He also wrote and directed short films such as Reconnaissance (2007) and White Zin (2010), and wrote the 2020 book My Take on All Fifty States.